Subject: Three Arrested in Two Separate Weekend Online School Violence Threats

ANAHEIM, CA – Late Friday afternoon the Anaheim Police Department was made aware of threats made to Loara High School via the OGLE application. An investigation was launched immediately, which continued through the night and ultimately led to the arrest of a 15 year old male who is a 10th grade student at Loara HS. No weapons were located at the suspect’s residence and there is no indication the student had the means to carry out the threat. The suspect was booked at Orange County Juvenile Hall for making criminal threats.

On Saturday evening, Loara HS officials notified APD of a second threat made to the school via the same OGLE application. Through extensive investigation, Detectives identified the suspect in the second incident as Miguel Meza, 18, resident of Anaheim. Meza was contacted during a vehicle stop early Sunday afternoon. Two loaded handguns were recovered in the vehicle. Meza was arrested for making criminal threats and possession of loaded handguns. A second male, Johnny Aguilar, 23, also of Anaheim was arrested for possession of loaded handguns and probation violations. Continue reading→

LOS ANGELES, February 16, 2016 – A formal complaint has been issued under the California Uniform Complaint Procedure (“UCP”) urging the California Department of Education to conduct a full investigation into the financial practices of the Magnolia Public Schools charter school network, which currently operates 11 active charter schools in California.

The UCP Complaint – brought by the law firm Amsterdam & Partners LLP, in conjunction with interested California taxpayers Dr. José Moreno and Tina Andres – notes that a 2015 audit conducted by the California State Auditor discovered widespread accounting impropriety and raised numerous other important questions about Magnolia’s financial practices. Notable among them is Magnolia’s connection to the global organization of charter schools and businesses headed by Turkish national Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive Islamic cleric who resides in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania. Continue reading→

It was announced on Tuesday that Westwood College has stopped enrolling students to its Anaheim campus. While no closure date has been determined, the college will eventually shutter its doors.

Westwood College is a degree-granting institution based out of Colorado. In 2012 the college settled with the state attorney general for $4.5 million over enrollment and student loan practices. A similar suit was recently settled in Illinois for $15 million. Continue reading→

Anaheim, CA (January 8, 2016) – Muzeo is pleased to announce that King Tut: “Wonderful Things” from the Pharaoh’s Tomb is being held over through January 30th. This collection of 131 replicas – one of Muzeo’s most popular exhibits to date – has also been visited by over 3500 Anaheim and Orange County students thus far, due in part to a transportation grant from Wells Fargo.

“We are thrilled with the community response to this exhibit. ‘Tut’ is truly ‘King’ here at Muzeo!” commented Executive Director Dan Finley. Continue reading→

The news that union organizers with the Orange County Labor Federation are working to deliberately misinform parents about the truth regarding California’s Parent Trigger law should come as no surprise. Those who support the concept of school choice and the supposedly “radical” idea that every California child deserves the best education we can give them have been fighting entrenched union interests since Governor Schwarzenegger signed the Open Enrollment Act into law.

The Open Enrollment Act was a cornerstone of President Obama’s ambitious “Race to the Top” education reform effort that swept the nation nearly eight years ago. The President’s goals for reforming our public education system, which former Senator Gloria Romero and I supported, was the implementation of educational policies like performance-based evaluations for teachers and principals, support for charter schools and turning low-performance schools into education powerhouses. Continue reading→

Anaheim Union High School District & Anaheim City School District Board Members Endorse Lou Correa in CA-46 Contest

SANTA ANA, CA— Formulating a wide-ranging alliance of support around his campaign to represent California’s 46th Congressional District seat, today former State Senator Lou Correa won numerous endorsements from some of the region’s most influential education leaders.

Those endorsing former State Senator Lou Correa for Congress today include:

Anaheim Union High School District Board President Annemarie Randal-Trejo

The Anaheim Union High School District wants Anaheim to part with money from its own budget to supplement the millions the school district already spends. Giving extra money to the bureaucracy that runs public education, however, only entrenches the status quo, which hurts the disadvantaged by forcing them to attend failing schools.

The city should take this opportunity to engage with Anaheim parents, whose children attend failing schools, about ways the city can assist them directly to improve public education for their children. Continue reading→

On September 8, 2015, Detectives from the Anaheim Police Department Sexual Assault Detail arrested David Bruce, a 65 year old retired middle school teacher during the service of a search warrant at his residence in unincorporated Anaheim. Bruce was booked at the Anaheim Temporary Detention Facility on two counts of Child Molestation and one count of Possession of Child Pornography.

Two victims have been identified thus far. Both are now adults and the crimes occurred while the victims were students at Sycamore Junior High School. Bruce posted the statutorily established bail of $100,000. Continue reading→

Assemblywoman Young Kim and Community Partners “Stuff the Bus” with School Supplies for Orange County Students

ANAHEIM –Assemblywoman Young Kim (R-Fullerton) and community partners stuffed a school bus with more than $11,000 worth of school supplies to benefit underprivileged students in the Anaheim and Stanton areas today. Members of the community came out to donate pens, paper, backpacks, notebooks, crayons, tissues, rulers, and other basic supplies needed to help students and families who struggle to provide them.

“Every child deserves a quality education to help them reach their academic potential. Stuff the Bus is a grassroots effort that will help get basic school supplies in the hands of students and families who need them most,” said Kim as she and the community partners made the presentation of the donations at CM School Supply in Anaheim. Continue reading→

Assemblywoman Young Kim Invites Community to “Stuff the Bus” for Orange County Students in Anaheim and Stanton

FULLERTON – Assemblywoman Young Kim (R-Fullerton) today launched the 2015 “Stuff the Bus” school donation drive to provide new school supplies to benefit K-12 students in the Anaheim and Stanton areas. Kim, along with the community partners, encourage the community to come out and generously donate pens, paper, backpack, notebooks, crayons, tissues, rulers, and other basic supplies needed at every level to help the students and families who struggle to provide them.

Stuff the Bus will help parents who may struggle to afford basic supplies. “Every child deserves a quality education to help them reach their academic potential. Stuff the Bus is a grass-roots effort to help provide the resources students and families need to help make this possible for many,” said Kim. “I encourage the community to generously donate the much-needed supplies, and I also thank my community partners for joining me in this effort,” she added. Continue reading→